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A federal appeals court in California grappled on Tuesday with a case regarding the Trump administration's legal justifications for terminating DACA, the Obama-era program that protects young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children from deportation. The three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals seemed concerned about how the Trump administration decided to unwind the DACA program, whether the move had violated the equal protection rights of the recipients and if the court should take presidential tweets and statements in consideration as they considered the case.
Paul Mango, Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor, campaigns in Canonsburg, Pa. Monday, May 14, 2018, the day before the Pennsylvania primary where he faces two other Republicans, Scott Wagner and Laura Ellsworth.
GOP gubernatorial candidate, state Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York, hugs his running mate Jeff Bartos during a campaign stop at the Dauphin County Republican Committee offices in Susquehanna Township the day before the 2018 primary election. They won the GOP primary for governor and lieutenant governor.( A Montgomery County real estate developer who abandoned plans to run for the U.S. Senate last year to compete for lieutenant governor handily won the Republican nomination Tuesday night.
Republicans who control the Minnesota Legislature are testing Gov. Mark Dayton's resolve with a bill that syncs Minnesota taxes with the federal overhaul. The House passed the bill Tuesday on a 78-50 vote despite the Democratic governor's promise that he would block that legislation until lawmakers provide emergency funding for public schools.
President Trump and his legal team are planning to use the one-year anniversary this week of Robert Mueller's appointment to ratchet up pressure on the special counsel to close his investigation. Trump and his lawyers are trying to set up the milestone Thursday as a turning point in their campaign to end Mueller's probe into Russian election meddling and obstruction of justice, Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal lawyer, said Tuesday in an interview.
In 1995, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which basically ordered the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem on the pain of withholding funding. The only "out" was the president's ability to sign a six-month waiver, which has occurred over three dozen times since its passage.
Amid a report today that the Trump White House plans to cut the administration's cybersecurity coordinator position altogether, new data shows how US federal government agencies continue to struggle to close security holes in their software. Politico reported that the administration has eliminated the White House cybersecurity position, which was recently vacated by former head Rob Joyce, who has returned to the National Security Agency.
President Donald Trump 's CIA nominee appeared to be on a path toward confirmation as she picked up support from key Democrats Tuesday and toughened her public stance against harsh interrogation. "With the benefit of hindsight and my experience as a senior agency leader, the enhanced interrogation program is not one the CIA should have undertaken," Gina Haspel said in written answers to more than 60 questions released by the Senate intelligence committee.
Richard Clarida, President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 post at the Federal Reserve, pledged support Tuesday for the Fed's twin goals of stabilizing inflation and maximizing employment while also declaring the importance of the central bank's independence.
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday rejected any plan by President Donald Trump to ease restrictions on China's ZTE Corp , calling the telecommunications firm a security threat and vowing not to abandon legislation clamping down on the company. A sign of ZTE Corp is pictured at its service centre in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 14, 2018.
In this May 3, 2017, file photo, former President Barack Obama speaks at a community event on the Presidential Center at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago. The Obama Presidential Center will not be a part of the presidential library network operated by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Joe Biden, the 47th Vice President of the United States and Ernie Moniz, former secretary of energy and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative, meet at Mitchell Hall on the campus of the University of Delaware for the "21st Century Clean Energy Solutions", a conversation about the future of energy jobs and innovation in the U.S. Joe Biden, the 47th Vice President of the United States and Ernie Moniz, former secretary of energy and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative, meet at Mitchell Hall on the campus of the University of Delaware for the "21st Century Clean Energy Solutions", a conversation about the future of energy jobs and innovation in the U.S.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is congratulated after the New York State Democratic Committee nominated her for re-election to the U.S. Senate on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at the Labor Temple in Albany, N.Y. less Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is congratulated after the New York State Democratic Committee nominated her for re-election to the U.S. Senate on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at the Labor Temple in Albany, N.Y. (Will ... more U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the federal government to help farmers stay afloat as they grapple with the financial and mental toll of low prices, changing consumer tastes, rising costs and an oversupply of milk.
Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee to be the next CIA director, on Tuesday picked up the support of two more Senate Democrats, which puts her on track to be confirmed by the Senate later this month. Democrats were slow to come around to Haspel, as many worried about her role overseeing enhanced interrogation techniques used on terror suspects in the aftermath of the Sept.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he does not yet see the need to use the "nuclear option" to override Democratic objections and impose a rule change to speed up confirmations of President Trump's nominees. "The cooperation has picked up some this year," McConnell, R-Ky., said following a meeting with President Trump and the Senate GOP conference.
Illinois is worried that elaborate new barriers to stop Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan will bog down cargo shipping in its busy canals. The health of the Great Lakes is far more important to all of the Midwest and Canada than the parochial economic interests of shipping companies in greater Chicago.
The Associated Press said Tuesday that it will begin conducting an elaborate election voter survey designed to replace the traditional in-person exit poll, which has been criticized in recent years for inaccuracy and failing to keep up with changes in how Americans vote. AP is convinced that science is on its side.
Nebraska voters on Tuesday will pick U.S. Senate nominees for both parties out of crowded fields of candidates who hope to claim the seat held by incumbent Republican Deb Fischer. Fischer faces a primary challenge from four fellow Republicans but is expected to win the party's nomination as she seeks a second term.
Last fall, when President Donald Trump headed to Capitol Hill for the Senate Republican lunch, he was feuding with the powerful chair of the foreign relations panel and tweeted that the man couldn't get elected dog catcher. Now Trump is headed to the weekly GOP lunch embroiled in a controversy over an aide's comment disparaging ailing GOP Sen. John McCain, and the Senate GOP leadership is telling Trump it's past time for an apology from the White House.
Tuesday's primary elections will begin to settle swing state Pennsylvania's chaotic congressional landscape after a court fight ended with redrawn districts just three months ago. Pennsylvania primary voters will also decide the fate of President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Senate.